Owen J. Rescher
Business Attorney
- Role
- Principal Attorney & Owner at Rescher Law, P.C
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Owen J. Rescher
I\'m an accomplished business lawyer practicing in San Francisco since 2002. I counsel…
Experience
Principal Attorney & Owner
Jan 2012 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Launched an independent practice in the San Francisco Bay Area to provide legal counsel to established businesses, early-stage companies, and serial entrepreneurs. Interface with company founders and executives; develop relationships with clients, their business partners, and transactional counterparties; and partner with clients to achieve their business objectives.Selected Accomplishments—Negotiated and documented numerous business deals, including business acquisitions, equity acquisitions, commercial contracts, operating agreements, securities issuances and stock control agreements, software development agreements, SaaS agreements, IP acquisitions and ownership agreements, assignments, licenses, and nondisclosure agreements—Resolved ownership disputes of deadlocked startup and early-stage company, developing corporate and litigation strategies that allowed minority shareholders to terminate and/or buy out founders who previously exercised equal or greater voting power at the companies—Represented and advised businesses and entrepreneurs on general corporate matters (formation and governance), equity financing, debt financing, and compliance with securities regulations, commercial litigation with their creditors and fiduciaries, as well as negotiation and documentation of settlements and executive employment and severance agreements—Served as first chair at trial of commercial fraud claims, acting as sole attorney representing clients in 12-day trial in San Francisco Superior Court in 2016. —Secured new business with a global leader in solar power, leading the multijurisdictional compliance, contracting, and licensing requirements for multimillion-dollar operations in ~25 states—Prosecuted and defended breach of contract and fraud claims and assisted representing attorneys in several multi-million dollar lawsuits with appeals, summary judgment motions, discovery disputes, and law and motion briefs.
Education
Haverford College
B.A., Philosophy
1988 — 1992
University of Minnesota Law School
Juris Doctor cum laude
1997 — 2000
Skills
- Real Estate Law
- Finance
- Licensing
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Business Law
- Contract Negotiation
- Civil Litigation
- Corporate Formation
- Litigation
- E-Commerce Law
- Intellectual Property
- Business Transactions
- Corporate Finance
- Employment Law
- Corporate Law
- Trade Secrets Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Law
- Commercial Transactions
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